Journal-box for axles



. Li A N0- 623,5'Ufl. Patented Apr. I8,'l899.

M. L. CONWAY.

.IDUBNAL BOX FOR AXLES. (Application mea June 4, 189s.) (No Model.) 2Sheetsj-Sheet 2.

1H iullinilili ili ira raras MARTHA LUELLA CONWAY, OF BOONE, IOWA.

JOURNAL-BOX FOR AXLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersv Patent No. 623,501, dated April18, 1899.

Application iled June 4, l1898. Serial No. 682,586- (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTHA LU ELLA OON- WAY,a citizen of the UnitedStates of America,

and a resident of Boone,in the county of Boone and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Lubricatingand Cooling Journal-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means forI lubricating andcooling journalboxes, and has special reference to a self-lubricatingbox.

The main object of my invention is the provision of an improvedjournal-box which has means connected therewith for feeding thelubricant in any quantity and at the proper time as needed, which isalso provided, in connection with the lubricator, with a cooling orwater-supplyin g device for preventing the box from becoming hot as theaxle revolves, which may be easily applied to any ordinary cartruck, andwhich is the embodiment of simplicity, durability, and inexpensivenessin construction and operation, as well as very efficient and practicalin use.

To attain the desired objects, the invention consists of a journal-boxfor car-axles embodying novel features of construction and combinationof parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved journal-box. Fig. 2 is acentral longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar viewtaken from the opposite side. Fig. 4 is a top plan View with theoil-reservoir removed. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of my improved formof axle-brass. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of my oil distributing andregulating device. Fig. '7 is a perspective view of my improved journal-box with the water-reservoir attached; and Fig. 8 is an enlargeddetail sectional View of a portion of the oil and water reservoirs,showing more clearly the manner of connecting the water-supply pipes.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the box proper, which is ofordinary shape and construction, but is provided upon its interior withthe two pairs of guide-strips 2, in which is adapted to fit my improvedbrass 3, having the pair of lugs 4E and the cut-away portion 5, in whichfits the projecting portion 6 on the under side of the top of the insideof the box. Upon each side, near the inner end of the brass, are thechannels 7, through which the water and oil pass downward upon the axle,and upon the outer end is provided the channeled projection 8, whichacts as a han dle to remove the brass when needed and also as a lock forthe rimmed end of the axle. The box is also provided with the hinged lid9, upon whose outer face is fastened the flat spring 10, whose loose endcontacts the hollow lug 11 of the box, said lug acting as a bearing forthe lid-hinge and also having the inclined front edge, which causes thespring to exert a tension to keep the lid closed and also to keep thesame open, as desired.

Through the top of the box, in the forward portion thereof, are theoil-supply openin g 12 and the water-supply opening 13, from each ofwhich extend theparallel channels l2X and 13 to the rear end of the box,directly over the inner end of the brass and the oil and water channelsthereof. Mounted upon this forward end of the box is the oil reservoiror tank 14, upon whose inner side is secured the bracket 15, having therightangled arm 16, provided with the screw-threaded opening or eye 17,in which is adapted to fit the exteriorly-screw-threaded hollow tube 1S,which is provided with the turning handle or means4 19 and forms a partof the oil-regulator, in connection with the stem 20, which is adaptedto fit loosely in the hollow of said tube, and is also formed on itslower end with the ball 2l, which may be perfectly round or formed withthe short rim 21X, as desired. This ball is adapted to rest in theenlarged mouth of the opening l2 to regulate the supply of oil to theaxle or brass. It will thus be seen that by turning the tube the ball isallowed more or less play upward, and also when the car is in motion theball will be raised as the car rocks to allow the oil to flow to thebrass as needed, and that when the car is at a standstill the ball restsover said mouth and stops the flow of oil entirely. Secured to one endof the oil-reservoir, on the interior thereof, is the water-supply tube22, whose lower end is bent to iitl in the elongated mouth 23 of theopening 13, and said tubes upper end pro jects above the top of theoil-reservoir. Fitting upon the top edges of this oil-reservoir is thelid 24, which is provided with the opening for the reception of theprojecting end of the water-supply tube, and around this opening is theband or collar 2b', and adapted to fit on the end of this tube 22 is thehollow cap 2S, having the pivoted stopper 3l, which fits snugly over thehollow of the cap. Thus it will be seen that the pipe or tube 22 acts asa pivot for the lid to swing upon in order that the oil-reservoir may befilled and also to cover the same and keep the oil therein. From thisconstruction it will be seen that I provide means for equallydistributing oil over the axle and also means whereby water may bedistributed as needed from any suitable reservoir; but to make myinvention more complete I have illustrated in Figs. 7 and S anoil-reservoir provided with a watersupply reservoir. I employ about thesame construction of oil-tank as above described, and, in fact, l canemploy exactly the same; but in the drawings Figs. 7 and S contain a fewchanges, which are in the lid for the oilreservoir, said lid beingprovided with an opening which fits over the end of the watersupplytube, which is provided with the locking-lug 33 upon one side of itsupper end, and when the lid is in place'on the oil-reservoir it islocked in place by means of the catch 3l, secured on the opposite end ofthe oilreservoir, and to close the end of the watersupply pipe or tube Iemploy the pivoted strip $35, carrying the plug 36 to t in the pipe whenthe water-reservoir is detached. Removably supported upon the slottedstandard 37, which is engaged by means of the lockscrew 3S, secured inthe lid of the oil-reservoir, is the water tank or reservoir 39,provided with the filling-opening l0, provided with the pivoted stopperor plug il to close said opening when the reservoir is filled. Dependingfrom the under side and leading from the interior of the tank is theauxiliary \\\'ater-supply tube or pipe 42, provided with the watercut-off or cock 43, said cock regulating the flow of water to thewaterdistrib uting pipe, in which the end of the pipe i2 its.

From the description, taken in connection with the drawings, theoperation of my device is readily understood, but briefly stated is asfollows: The oil is placed in the reservoir and the regulator set forregulating the supply of oil, and the water-reservoir is also filled andits regulator set in such a manner as to supply the water as needed, andit may be turned on or off at different intervals to cool the axle ofthe car. Vhen the car is in motion, it rocks slightly, and as theballvalve is very easily moved upward it allows the oil to iiow upon thebrass, which distributes the oil evenly throughout the entire length ofthe axle, and thus it will be seen that I provide a thoroughly usefuland pracltical device of this character.

It will also be noted that my invention may be applied to the ordinaryform of axle without changing the truck and that the water and oil maybe supplied in any well-known way to the reservoirs.

It will thus be seen that I provide a journal-box which isself-lubricating and has an oil and a water supply to lubricate and coolthe axle, which is very easily adjusted to perform its functions in athorough manner, and which is very simple, durable, and cheap inconstruction and very efficient and practical in use.

I claiml. A journal-box, comprising a brass movably secured in said box,an oil-reservoir secured upon the top of the box, said box having achannel leading to said brass, and a water-reservoir movably securedupon the lid of said oil-reservoir and connected with a channel in thebox leading to the opposite side of the brass and through which channelsthe oil and water are conducted to the axle.

2. A journal-box, having guides located therein and comprising a brasshaving awater and an oil channel upon each side of one end and a pair oflugs one on each side to fit in said guides, a pair of parallel channelsin the top of the box leading to the channels of the brass, anoil-reservoir having communication with one of said parallel channels,and a water-supply means having communication with the other of saidparallel channels.

3. A journal-box, having guides located therein and a pair of parallelchannels in the top thereof leading from the forward portion of the topinclinably toward the rear portion to openings in the under side of thetop, and comprising a brass movably secured in said guides and havingchannels or grooves directly undei` the rear ends of said parallelchannels, an oil-reservoir resting on the top of the box and having anautomatic oil-regulator arranged to control the exit of the oil to oneof said parallel channels, and a waterreservoir detachably arrangedabove the oilreservoir and having a regulating device to control thesupply of Water to the other of said parallel channels.

4. A journal-box, comprising a brass located therein, an oil-reservoirsecured upon said box and having communication with the brass, an armedbracket arranged in said oilreservoir, a screw-threaded tube movable inIOC IIO

said bracket and having a stemmed ball whose upon said movable lid ofthe oil-reservoir and on said casing and having communication to havinga pipe Connected therewith in which Channels of 'alle brass, and meansto autolo is located a controlling-valve leading to the n'iatieally feedthe oil to the brass.

other of said parallel channels. Signed byme, atBoone, Boone county,Iowa.

Witnesses:

A. J. HOLMES, WM. E. JENNINGS.

ing guides located therein, a brass having lugs and Water and oilchannels, movable in Said guides, oil and Water reservoirs located 5 6.A journal-box, Comprising a easing llav- MARTHA LUELLA CONWAY.

